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Huge sound, a powerful voice sharing unique musical journeys with such passion. Love the descriptive lyrics! Hard pressed to choose a favorite since there are so many great tunes here!
Favorite track: In A State Of Grace.
All orders come with an immediate download of the album + a digital-only (bonus track) Free Will in China Blue. The song was written as a bonus track after the CDs were in manufacturing.
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A stellar debut from Sun King Rising that finds this exceptional unit shining on 10 delicious tracks. The tasty gumbo cooked up on Delta Tales contains chief ingredients of blues, country, and classic rock spiced up with horns and a hint of prog.
Richard Lynch – Music City Nashville
“He has that untamed quality in his voice that enables him to trek different soundscapes.” “These performances radiate confidence and adept songcraft.”
Daniel Pavlica – The Rocktoligist
“This is a thoroughly enjoyable album, full of memories and great songs, in the tradition of The Band and so many others. Classic rock and soul steeped in Americana, with great songs and vocals, this album is a sheer delight from the first strike of the snare drum to the organ fade out.” Kev Rowland – ReZonatZ
“This is a stomper and a raver that’s sure to take you back even if you weren’t there in the first place. Hot stuff.”
Midwest Records Entertainment
“Ten Americana and Southern Rock songs on which we also hear elements of country, soul, and blues.” “There are some great modern songs such as the rocking Milkweed And Thistle, the ballads Down The Delta Road, In A State Of Grace, and Drive Me To Nashville and the up- tempo song Love Turns Gray with a sublime horn section”
Valsam – RootsTime
“From the South with love and gospel: newly prominent proponent of Americana proclaims his appearance on the scene. Lures the listener in for a soulful refreshment...John’s honeyed pipes make the low tones of Evangeline in the Morning sound hymnal”
Dmitry M. Epstein – DMME
ALL DELTA TALES CDs ARE ECO FRIENDLY
The CD packaging is made from recyclable and post-consumer recycled materials.
The inks used in printing are vegetable-based making them more biodegradable than traditional petroleum-based inks.
The re-sealable crystal clear eco-bag, that we use instead of cello wrapping and shrink wrapping, are made from acid-free, 10% post-consumer recycled plastic.
Catalog No. PSR-1-004
credits
released October 2, 2020
DELTA TALES ALBUM CREDITS:
1. THE SNAKE
(Oscar Brown Jr/Edward B. Marks Music Co)
John Blangero – Lead Vocal , George Perilli and Andy Taravella – Drums Jeff Bremer – Bass, Hermie Granati – Electric Piano , David Granati and Ace Acker – Guitar , The Cold City Horns – Horn Section , Shawn Mayer – Background Vocals , David Granati – Engineer
2. MILKWEED AND THISTLE
(John Blangero/Reborn Pelican Songs/BMI)
John Blangero – Lead Vocal/Piano/Organ , George Perilli – Drums, Joe Macre – Bass, Steve Schuffert – Guitar, Hermie Granati – Keyboard orchestration & BG Vocals arrangement, Shawn Mayer, Rozz Chapman, Kelly Connors – Background Vocals , David Granati – Engineer
3. DOWN THE DELTA ROAD
(John Blangero/Reborn Pelican Songs/BMI)
John Blangero – Lead Vocal/Piano/Organ , John Sferra – Drums, Bambo Kino – Bass , Katherine O’Neil – Violin , Chuck Hall – Dobro, Ace Acker – Acoustic guitar , Ace Acker and Marceia Bonin – Background Vocals, John Sferra and Ace Acker – Engineers
4. IN A STATE OF GRACE
(John Blangero/Reborn Pelican Songs/BMI)
John Blangero – Lead Vocal/Piano/Organ, George Perilli – Drums , Jeff Bremer – Bass, Steve Schuffert – Guitar , Bob Esterly – Saxophone , Jewel Bass, Thomisene Anderson, and Monica Shepherd – Background Vocals,
Joel May and David Granati – Engineers
5. TAKE IT DOWN
(Steven Acker/Clotho Music Inc.)
John Blangero – Lead Vocal, George Perilli – Drums , Jeff Bremer – Bass
Hermie Granati – Keyboards , Steve Schuffert – Guitar Ace Acker – Guitar/Strings/Background Vocals, Rozz Chapman, Kelly Connors – Background Vocals, David Granati – Engineer
6. BENEATH THE SOUTHERN SUN
(John Blangero/Reborn Pelican Songs/BMI)
John Blangero – Lead Vocal/Piano/Organ/Other Keys , Mark Francis – Drums, Eddie Costa – Bass, Steve Schuffert – Guitars, Ace Acker and Shawn Mayer – Background Vocals, Ace Acker and David Granti - Engineers
7. EVANGELINE IN THE MORNING
(John Blangero & Steven Acker/Reborn Pelican Songs/BMI)
John Blangero – Lead Vocal/Piano/Strings Ace Acker – Background Vocals/Acoustic Guitar, Ace Acker – Engineer
8. LOVE TURNS GREY
(John Blangero/Reborn Pelican Songs/BMI)
John Blangero – Lead Vocal/Piano/Organ
John Sferra – Drums, Bambo Kino – Bass , The Cold City Horns – Horn Section, Ace Acker – Guitars , Jewel Bass, Thomisene Anderson, Monica Shepherd – Background Vocals , Joel May and John Sferra – Engineers
9. DRIVE ME TO NASHVILLE
(John Blangero/Reborn Pelican Songs/BMI)
John Blangero—Vocal, piano, keys , Steven Acker – KORG M3, background vocals, Rozz Chapman – Background vocals, Ace Acker – Engineer
10. LET THERE BE LIGHT
(John Blangero/Reborn Pelican Songs/BMI)
John Blangero – Lead Vocal/Piano/Organ , George Perilli – Drums, Jeff Bremer – Bass, Steve Schuffert – Guitar , Hermie Granati – Synth , Shawn Mayer – Background Vocals, David Granati – Engineer
11. FREE WILL IN CHINA BLUE (Digital Only Bonus Track)
(John Blangero/Reborn Pelican Songs/BMI)
John Blangero—Lead vocal/Piano/Organ
George Perilli—Drums
Joe Macre—Bass
Willie Ross and Ace Acker—Guitars
Stephanie Wellons & Joy Brown—Background vocals
Terminus Horns: Horn Section
Produced by Steven “Ace” Acker
Mixed by Brian Foraker except for #1 by David Granati and #3, #8 by Mike Talanca Mastered by Brian Foraker
Recorded at Maplewood Studio, Ambridge, PA.
A.V.A. Entertainment-Jackson, MS .
Tune Town Newton Falls, OH .
Acker Creative Niles, OH .
Magic Man Studio Nashville, TN.
John Sferra Studio Niles, OH.
Reborn Studio Port Isabel, TX.
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